The Veterans Health Administration is the health care branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs. It provides medical and mental health care to people who served in the United States military, and parts of its work also reach veterans' families, caregivers and survivors.
Care is delivered through a national network of hospitals and outpatient clinics. Alongside treating patients, the agency conducts medical research and helps train doctors, nurses and other health professionals, often in partnership with universities.
Many positions are clinical. The agency hires physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, physical therapists and laboratory and imaging technicians. It also employs people in non-clinical work that keeps a hospital system running, including administration, scheduling, medical records, information technology, finance, human resources, engineering, food service and facility security.